All Rivet Joint airframe and mission systems modifications are overseen by L-3 Communications (previously Raytheon), under the oversight of Air Force Materiel Command. The current RC-135 fleet is ...

The U.S. Air Force 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron has been conducting missions since its arrival at Kadena Air Base in 1968.

Boeing RC-135 is powered by four CFM International F108-CF-201 engines, these powerplants are capable of propelling the Rivet Joint to a top speed of 580 miles per hour (933 kilometers per hour).

Rives, a small town in northwest Tennessee, was almost entirely underwater on Sunday after a nearby river overflowed following recent rainfall. Many of the town's 200 residents had evacuated at the ...